New Mexico § 49-1-1.1 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 49-1-1.1 — Definitions

New Mexico § 49-1-1.1

Ch. 49Land Grants

Art. 1General Provisions

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 49-1-1.1 (2026).

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As used in Chapter 49 NMSA 1978: A. "child" means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward or a child of a person standing in loco parentis; B. "heir" means a person who is a descendant of the original grantees and has an interest in the common land of a land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase or as defined in the bylaws of a land grant-merced; C. "land grant-merced" means a grant of land made by the government of Spain or by the government of Mexico to a community, town, colony or pueblo or to a person for the purpose of founding or establishing a community, town, colony or pueblo; D. "parent" includes a biological, adoptive or foster parent, a stepparent or an individual who stands in loco parentis to a child; E. "precinct" means a geographic locat

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As used in Chapter 49 NMSA 1978: A. "child" means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward or a child of a person standing in loco parentis; B. "heir" means a person who is a descendant of the original grantees and has an interest in the common land of a land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase or as defined in the bylaws of a land grant-merced; C. "land grant-merced" means a grant of land made by the government of Spain or by the government of Mexico to a community, town, colony or pueblo or to a person for the purpose of founding or establishing a community, town, colony or pueblo; D. "parent" includes a biological, adoptive or foster parent, a stepparent or an individual who stands in loco parentis to a child; E. "precinct" means a geographic location such as a community or town that is guaranteed an apportioned amount of positions on the board of trustees of a land grant- merced as defined in the land grant-merced bylaws; F. "qualified voting member" means an heir who is registered to vote in a land grant-merced as prescribed in the land grant-merced bylaws; and G. "sibling" includes a stepsibling and a half-sibling.